The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the arena
of Political Science is based on data consolidated from
various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
evaluating the citation-based metrics were gathered on 21-12-2022.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
scientist's affiliated with a given institution. D-index
includes exclusively papers and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Political Science research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a trustworthy list of
leading scientists from the discipline of Political Science ,
created using a detailed examination
of 166,880 scholars discovered from
a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Political Science, as many as 1698 researchers were
analysed.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Political Science
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be
examined is placed at 20 if
most of their publications are in the discipline of Political Science. The
inclusion requirements for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
ratio of the publications made within the given
field of study as well as the awards and achievements of the
scientists. The D-index threshold for including leading
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
researchers estimated for each
scientific field whilst making sure that the top 1% of
leading scholars are considered into the ranking.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a
scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification rules
As our leading mission is to make sure that only
credible scholars are included in
our ranking we are aware that metrics are never
meant to be a complete means to assess the
contributions of researchers. This is why
we manually check each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of credible sources. Even though it’s not a
metric defining a scholar’s position in
our ranking, the number of documents published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should be a
valuable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by each scientist’s D-index
using metrics collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
comprehensive overview of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our mission is to inspire scholars,
businessmen and politicians
around the world to examine where leading experts are heading
and to offer a way for the whole research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Political Science
With 22 institutions Germany ranks in spot 3
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading researchers in Germany is University of Mannheim with 6 scientists affiliated with it being present in Research.com Political Science ranking. It is followed by University of Konstanz with 6 scholars and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München with 5 scholars.
The most prominent scientists in the area of Political Science in Germany are affiliated with Heidelberg University, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Freie Universität Berlin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Hertie School, Walter Eucken Institut, Bielefeld University, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Institute of Labor Economics, University of Konstanz. University of Mannheim is highlighted as the best university in the Germany in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scientists at 180. Ranking on the second place is Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München with a total D-index of 169. The third spot is taken by University of Konstanz with a total D-index of 160.
The average total D-index for the top 3% universities is 62 in comparison to an average of 62 for all 22 institutions featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published papers in the discipline of Political Science by researchers affiliated with the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 275 against an average of 275 for all 22 universities.
The average number of citations of scholars affiliated with the top 5% universities is 14290 against an average of 14290 for all 22 universities.
